Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-10-13
Bidwell & Clubb shipped four carloads
of cattle "Wednesday


Mr.. James Mccormick shipped two
carloads Of cattle Wednesday.
The Wagner house has taken on a
winter covering of shingles.
Henry Korber was in from Rockville
yesterday. He brought in six hogs to
SELL
Ora Richards is here attending court.
1t takes long while to get over being
sheriff.
Rev. j. +. Zeigler is expected to be
here to preach at the Methodist church
Sunday.
A series of evening meetings are be.
ing held at the Congregational church
this week.
Mrs. &. w. Knapp has gone to ALI
son, Iowa, to visit friends. She will be
gone several weeks.
Il. j, Wilson, Jas. r. Rose and Ii. G.
Martin were here from Darlington on
ING lDJunctlOn case.
Mrs Chas. L. Harper went TO Mad
ison to see the President and wife and
remained over Sunday with relatives
Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs. G. w. Ryland,
Mrs. DR.. A. II Barber and daughter
Elya, went to Milwaukee Tuesday
morning.
Elmer Buchner left this Wednesday
for Omaha on q telegram from his
brother Frank to take position the
latter has secured for him.
Mrs. Andrew Oleson, of North Ian
caster, who was dangerously ill last
week with erysipelas in the head. is re-
ported better and in fair way to re-
cover.
Gen. John B. Calls went to Madison
last Tuesday, but his health would not
permit him to wait for the presidents
reception, and he returned Tuesday
evening.
! Charley Edwards, who has been con-
fined to his bed for two or three weeks
with a large swelling on one of his
limbs, caused by diseased bone, is re-
covering.
Mrs. Richard Grundy returned Satur-
day morning from Nebraska where she
went to attend her son who was i'll with
typhoid fever. He died the morning
after her arrival
Mr.. William Diyall, of Ellenboro,
sold to Bidwell & Club, 20 head of cat
tie, 20 of which were steers. They ay-
eraged 1906 pounds each. They were
the best lot that has come to town this
year.
Mr.. viii Woodhouse is down on this
prairie south of Lancaster this week
doing large job of building for Mr..
Case, Mr.. Case intends to go through
the coming rigid winter in snug new
house.
Harry Barnett went to Madison to
see the President and then continued
his journey to Chicago where he is
spending a week or two. Ii anybody
deserves vacation and good time
it is Harry.
VIM. Hoffman showed us some sample
heads of barley from volunteer
second crop grown on his farm near
Gray's Mill. The second crop will be
half as large as the first, and is of ex-
cellent quality.
Hugh A. Moore, j. E. Barnett, Fred
Phelps, Hon. w. j. Mccoy, Philo Steph-
ems, John j. Oswald, John S. Wright,
j. j. Mckenzie, 7. NJ. Barber and j. j.
Barber are among the solid Democrats
who went from Lancaster to see the
MAN of Destiny"
1t is reported that Geo. Lumpkin was
''held up by two men in Bridgeport
Hollow last Monday night. They de-
nanded his money, and in return got
two shots from his revolver. He said
he had but IS with him, but did not
propose to give that up.
There was liberal sprinkling of Re-
publicans in the Lancaster delegation to
sec the President at Madison last Fri
day. Lieut.. Gov. Ryland, Hon. r. B.
Showalter and family, DR.. S. E. Hassell
and family, Aug Michaelis and others
were among the number.
Mr.. j. A. Curtis. of Patch Grove, was
q caller at our office Tuesday while here
rs a witness in case in court. He re-
ports the singular phenomenon of a
night-blooming cereus opening in the
daytime and remaining open all day.
Mrs. Curtis has plant that has had %
blossoms this summer.
Mr.. G. Il. Thomas returned yesterday
from a weeks visit to his sister and
other relatives in southern Illinois.
They have not had rain enough yet to
start their pastures since the drouth.
Speaking Of the progress Of the country
down there he says it is wonderful how
the graveyards flourish. Land in these
Enclosures is high, and they are way
ahead of the towns.
Quite a number of people from Patch
Grove have availed themselves of the
excursion rates on the railroads to make
trips to the West. 2. Morkin has gone
up to Dakota to see his sons who have
taken up farms there. He was accom-
panied by younger son and by his SON
in-law, Moses Lewis. Alex Robinson
has gone to Wichita, and VIM. j. Will
kinson to Clay Center, Kans. Mr..
James Paul has gone to Denver to visit
his son-in-law, ex-County Surveyor j.
c. Scott.
Mr.. Richard Brooker of this city has
just returned from his western trip.
lie was at Beloit. Kansas. and says the
: place is about once again as large "a:
} Lancaster, but it has fewer business
r blocks, the buildings are not as fine and
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